I am looking for opinions on who are, IN YOUR opinion (not Hollywood's or Wikipedia's), the most admirable generals of all time. By that, I mean generals that have displayed leadership, bravery, strategic and tactical genious, and political savy. My current list in chronological order is:
Alexandros the Great
Publuis Cornelius Scipio Africanus
Gaius Iulius Caesar
Cao Cao of Wei (pronounced Tsao Tsao)
Jinghis Khan
King Gutav Adolphus of Sweden
the Duke of Malborough
Napoleon Bonaparte
Tecumsah Sherman
Erich Von Manstein
Honorary mentions: Louis Davout, Ike Eisenhower, Hannibal Barca, Wallenstein, King Frederick the Great, the Grand Duke of Alba, Heinz Guderian, Zhukov, Von Molkte the Elder, General Lee, Hernan Cortes, Subotai, Pompeius Magnus, Tamerlan, Erwin Rommel, Oda Nobunaga.
10 points to the one with the best answer who doesn't use wikipedia.
2006-11-15
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